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Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, Dec 5, 2025.

Shaytan uses worldly priorities to divide families

ICB Wayland · Vajid Pathan

“Your wives are not your enemy. Your husbands are not your enemy. Your children are not your enemy.”

The khateeb, at 34:53

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In one sentence

The khutbah argues that Shaytan deceives Muslims through worldly priorities, corrupted beliefs, and family dysfunction, but humility, repentance, mercy, and Allah-centered relationships can overcome that deception.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Introduced ghurur as Shaytan’s deception and outlined its major forms.
  2. Warned against worldly and financial deception through riba, unethical business, and convenience amid oppression.
  3. Explained how modern ideologies can displace the Qur’an as the authority shaping Muslim beliefs.
  4. Examined deception within husbands, wives, parents, and children.
  5. Diagnosed transactional homes, algorithmic influence, and double lives as major family problems.
  6. Closed with repentance, family apology, removal of divisive influences, and prayers for oppressed Muslims and the deceased.
Try this week
Make a sincere private repentance to Allah.
Apologize to a family member for something hurtful and initiate a family reset.
Remove external influences that teach family members to hate or distrust one another.
Replace divisive media with material that reminds the household of Allah and His Messenger.
Avoid financial compromises such as riba and prioritize Islamic ethics over convenience.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 35:5-6Warned against being deceived by worldly life and Shaytan.
Quran 82:6Asked what has deceived people away from their generous Lord.
Quran 6:162Presented prayer, sacrifice, life, and death as belonging to Allah.
Quran 12:100Used Yusuf’s family reunion to show how Shaytan creates conflict among relatives.
Quran 14:22Quoted Shaytan disavowing responsibility and telling people to blame themselves.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Do not let the glimmer of the coin blind you from the fire of the outcome.”
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“And a home that is built only on transactions will be devoid of mercy.”
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“Your wives are not your enemy. Your husbands are not your enemy. Your children are not your enemy. Your parents are not your enemy. Shaytan is your enemy.”
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb reminded us that Allah gives us many blessings, and we should respond with gratitude and responsibility. He described how deception can affect our choices about money, our beliefs, and our family relationships. Allah's mercy gives us hope, but it is not permission to keep doing wrong. At home, everyone has a part in choosing kindness, humility, and care instead of keeping score or always blaming someone else. He encouraged us to ask Allah for forgiveness, apologize to a family member we have hurt, and replace divisive influences with reminders that help us do good.

  1. How does something you watch online affect the way you treat other people?
  2. What could we do to make it easier to say sorry in our family?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland126 Boston Post Road, Wayland, MA 01778Jumu'ah Khutbah 1:00 PM · Iqamah 1:30 PMKhateebVajid PathanMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICB Wayland45 khutbahs
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